The GISjobs.com Salary Survey
USA - Geography
Respondents
Responses: 155
Avg Exp: 5.97 years
Avg Salary: $49,838
Male: 77%
Female: 23%
Education
AD: 1%
BA: 27%
BS: 39%
MA: 10%
MS: 17%
PhD: 4%
Other: 1%
AVG Salary
1 year exp: $34,875
1 year exp: $38,459
2 years exp: $43,414
2 years exp: $31,091
3 years exp: $50,750
3 years exp: $37,881
4 years exp: $35,000
4 years exp: $35,000
5 years exp: $50,000
5 years exp: $43,000
6 years exp: $54,533
6 years exp: $63,320
7 years exp: $57,706
7 years exp: $46,000
8 years exp: $53,000
9 years exp: $60,000
10 years exp: $42,200
11 years exp: $78,000
12 years exp: $91,387
13 years exp: $76,000
15 years exp: $73,500
17 years exp: $88,942
18 years exp: $85,000
19 years exp: $67,000
20 years exp: $77,500
21 years exp: $76,734
Products Used
Linux: 10%
Macintosh: 15%
Novell: 0%
Unix: 3%
Windows: 75%
Miscellaneous
Access: 32%
C++: 3%
DB2: 0%
dBase: 10%
ER Mapper: 3%
ERDAS: 21%
FoxPro: 2%
GeoMedia: 7%
Idrisi: 3%
InfoCAD: 3%
Java: 8%
Leica: 1%
MapInfo: 13%
MicroStation: 7%
MS MapPoint: 6%
MSSQL: 12%
ODBC: 3%
Oracle: 6%
Smallworld: 3%
Visual Basic: 12%
AutoDesk
AutoCAD: 19%
AutoCAD Civil: 5%
AutoCAD Map: 7%
Other AutoDesk: 2%
ESRI
ArcCatalog: 72%
ArcEditor: 42%
ArcGIS: 85%
ArcInfo: 37%
ArcMap: 79%
ArcPad: 15%
ArcSDE: 24%
ArcView: 43%
Other ESRI: 39%
GPS
Garmin: 38%
Magellan: 9%
Other GPS: 17%
Pathfinder: 14%
TomTom: 12%
Trimble: 36%
LIDAR
Other LIDAR: 22%
TerraMatch: 3%
TerraModeller: 3%
TerraPhoto: 3%
TerraScan: 3%
